Ceroptera flava Vanschuytbroeck, 1959

Papp, LÁsZLÓ, 2014, A Review Of The Old World Species Of Ceroptera Macquart, 1835 (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (2), pp. 109-155 : 115

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.12626496
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D64A424-FFD2-FFAC-C0DE-FD63CD9FBA89
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ceroptera flava Vanschuytbroeck, 1959
status	syn. n.

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Ceroptera flava Vanschuytbroeck, 1959 View in CoL , syn. n.

Ceropteraflava Vanschuytbroeck, 1959a: 80 [female]. Holotypefemale ( MRAC): 1) [red] HOLOTYPUS; 2) [on the reverse side] TYPE; 3) Congo Belge, P.N.G. [Parc National de la Garamba] Miss. H. De Saeger, II /id/4, 2-VII-1952, H. De Saeger, 4014; 4) COLL. MUS. CONGO (ex coll. I. P.N. C.B.); 5) [28× 10 mm, dirty white, folded] P. Vanschuytbroeck det., 195 “ Ceroptera f flava nsp.” [pencil handwriting of P. V.]; 6) RMCA ENT 000016241 View Materials ; 7) “ Ceroptera m crispa DUDA det. L.Papp 2012”. Its left antenna is lost; a teneral specimen, itsabdomenisstronglycontracted. ThisiswhyVanschuytbroeckthoughtitasafemale. It is obviously a male of C. crispa Duda .

Distribution. Ethiopia, Cameroon, Malawi, Zaire, Zimbabwe, SouthAfrica.